Distant Area Vol Fire Dept PB Festival 5K Race/Fun Walk and Half Marathon
Race Date
Sep 20, 2025
Location
New Bethlehem, PA
The Experience
The 5K will be a level course mostly on Rails to Trails. The half marathon will traverse the hills of western Pennsylvania, span the Red Bank Creek twice, and there will be a rail trail tunnel to shorten your run! Race starts and ends at South Bethlehem Borough Building and will be timed by Gingerbread Timing.
Logistics
Race Day
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Start Time
8:30 AM
Giveaway
T-Shirt
Start Location
309 Grant Street, New Bethlehem, PA, 16242
Course Info
Course Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
0 m (Flat)
Separation
0.0%
Also Offers
Quality Score
4 years running
~18 finishers a year
small race — neutral
25% returning runners
4 timing sources
runners from 1 state
winner 1:48:21
typical high 74°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
57°
Afternoon (High)
74°
Warm — hydration strategy is key, start conservatively
0.1"
Precipitation
10 mph
Wind
75%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 77 finishers actually crossed the line across 4 years.
Most recent
2025
Total finishers
77
Median time
2:17:01
Latest turnout
12
States
5
Turnout by year
2022–2025
Hover the histogram to inspect specific finish times.
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